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Ever wonder why Najib Razak’s lawyer - Muhammad Shafee Abdullah – has suddenly gone silent over a royal pardon and house arrest? Shafee, who had whined, cried, and bitched till foaming at the mouth about the government’s obstruction of a purported "addendum order" by the previous King allowin
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While Malaysia's multi-coalition Unity Government remains intact at the federal level, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), a governing partner, is waging selective wars in its strongholds that are threatening to expose the fragility and weakness of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s admin
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You don’t actually have to win your match to reach the knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup. At a time when Asian soccer giant South Korea failed to make it, a tiny island with the same population as Maldives but few people knew existed stunningly made it through – without winning a single matc
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UMNO-led Barisan Nasional (BN) may have miscalculated when Johor Chief Minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi arrogantly declared war on Pakatan Harapan (PH). Not only he announced that BN will “go solo”, will contest all 56 seats in the next Johor state election, and will leave no space for cooperation or n
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On May 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) – under Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 - designated three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies as part of Economic Fury and Treasury’s ongoing efforts to disrup
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One of the easiest gimmicks to scam voters to win elections is to create problems and then pretend to solve them, and voila, people would burst into tears in appreciation and gratitude. Taking away something before giving it back has been one of the oldest tricks used by many parents to handle misb
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What goes around comes around - meaning your actions, whether good or bad, will eventually have consequences that return to you. When politicians from Bersatu, Barisan Nasional, PAS, and a splinter faction of PKR met at the Sheraton Hotel on February 23, 2020, all eyes were on Muhyiddin Yassin and
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Among the 40 DAP Members of Parliament, Hannah Yeoh arguably is the most rewarded lawmaker. Not only Asia Mobility Technologies Sdn Bhd, owned by her husband, was awarded the Selangor's Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) controversial billion-ringgit project, but she also received a promotion as the F
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President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the U.S. and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday (June 14), despite Iran casting doubt on the timing. On Saturday, Pakistan, a key mediator, also said the deal was "likely expected" to be finalized within 24 hours and they were "pr
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Before the November 2022 General Election, Bersatu (PPBM or Malaysian United Indigenous Party) and PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia or Malaysian Islamic Party) were great buddies. The relationship between Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was so close and intimate th
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June 27th, 2023 by financetwitter
Ringgit has been dropping like a rock since February this year, depreciating from RM4.24 to RM4.69 against the U.S. dollar. If it breaks the RM4.75 level recorded in November 2022 under the previous backdoor government of Ismail Sabri, all hell will break loose. The currency made a stunning recovery [...]
June 23rd, 2023 by financetwitter
The upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa will be absolutely interesting for two reasons. First, will Russian President Vladimir Putin be arrested? Second, will French President Emmanuel Macron attend the summit? The success of BRICS in the past years has seen a rising number of countries expressing [...]
June 21st, 2023 by financetwitter
Four days after Khairy Jamaluddin joined Anwar administration in a discussion about Malaysia economy, he shared a photo of his meeting with Opposition Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin on Instagram. Since his sacking from Malay nationalist party UMNO on January 27 this year, former health [...]
June 18th, 2023 by financetwitter
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Beijing on Sunday (June 18) with little expectation that the planet's two largest economies could ease the heightened tension. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the visit, but did not provide details on specific meetings - suggesting the i [...]
June 15th, 2023 by financetwitter
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak, currently serving 12 years in prison for looting the state investment fund 1MDB, owes the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) a whopping RM1.7 billion in tax arrears. And the crook wants to evade paying the tax even after having stolen billions of taxpayers' money. His top [...]
June 13th, 2023 by financetwitter
In an effort to lower inflation, the Federal Reserve has increased interest rates a whopping 10 times since March 2022. Over the period, inflation hit 9.1% in June 2022 - its highest point since 1982. In the latest inflation report, the inflation appears to have slowed down - recording 5.3% in May 2 [...]
June 13th, 2023 by financetwitter
As investors progress in age, investment options tend to be more cautious, emphasizing protecting the wealth accumulated to that point. It's not only relevant to living comfortably through retirement years but also providing for heirs when you're gone.
Many low-risk investment opportunities are a [...]
June 10th, 2023 by financetwitter
Opposition Perikatan Nasional has less than 5% support from non-Muslim voters namely ethnic Chinese and Indians. Like it or not, some corrupt Chinese (especially MCA hardcore supporters) will still vote for the racist bigot Bersatu and religious extremist PAS due to hatred and jealousy against rival [...]
June 6th, 2023 by financetwitter
Lloyd Austin, the first African American to serve as the U.S. secretary of defence, was eager to meet Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit on Saturday (June 3). His wishes came true - for only 10 seconds. He took the initiative to reach out to the Chinese mi [...]
June 2nd, 2023 by financetwitter
Some 5 years ago, President Donald Trump launched a trade war with China. The goal was to decouple the U.S. economy from China. In 2020, with the U.S. presidential election approaching, Trump again raised the idea of separating the American and Chinese economies. In both 2016 and 2020 campaigns, Chi [...]
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